Derived from a drawing in 'At home', J. Sowerby, J. Crane and T. Frederick, 1881.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Abstract Background Design
Source GDJ
Might not be super subtle, but quite original in its form.
Source Alex Smith
Remixed from a design on Pixabay. To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i
Source Firkin
Drawn in Paint.net using the kaleidoscope plug-in and vectorised.
Source Firkin
A dark pattern made out of 3×3 circles and a 1px shadow. This works well as a carbon texture or background.
Source Atle Mo
A textured orange background pattern with vertical stripes.
Source V. Hartikainen
Inspired by a pattern seen on a public domain image of a very old tile. To get the unit cell, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Brushed aluminum, in a bright gray version. Lovely 2X as well.
Source Andre Schouten
Alternative colour scheme for the original floral pattern.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Snowflakes Pattern No Background
Source GDJ
This background image has seamless texture that resembles a surface of gray stone.
Source V. Hartikainen
A free grid paper background pattern for using on web sites.
Source V. Hartikainen
First pattern tailor-made for Retina, with many more to come. All the old ones are upscaled, in case you want to re-download.
Source Atle Mo
A repeating background with wood/straw like texture.
Source V. Hartikainen
CC0 remixed from a drawing. Walter Crane, 1914, Firkin.
Source SliverKnight
From a drawing in 'In an Enchanted Island', William Mallock, 1892.
Source Firkin
A seamless pattern formed from miutopia's cakes on a tablecloth.
Source Firkin
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
Derived from an image that was uploaded to Pixabay by Kaz
Source Firkin
Derived from elements found in a floral ornament drawing on Pixabay.
Source Firkin